Case v. Brier Hill Collieries
Tennessee Supreme Court
PROM FENTRESS. Appeal from the Chanc.ery Court of Fentress County.— Hon. W. R. Officbb, Chancellor.
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Jttstice Green
delivered the opinion of the Court.
The main action is ejectment by the heirs of S. H. Pile and the trustee of a mortgage which they made to recover from the Brier Hill Collieries, Stearns Coal & Lumber Company, and others, a tract of land in Fentress county said to contain fifteen thousand acres. There was a decree for the defendants below, from which the complainants have appealed.
The basis of complainants’ title as conceded in their brief is a compromise agreement between S. H. Pile and the devisees of A. L. Crawford, and deeds executed in pursuance of this agreement in…
2Cases cited5 opinions
- Dougherty v. ChesnuttTennessee Supreme Court · 1887
- Denison-Gholson Dry Goods Co. v. HillTennessee Supreme Court · 1916
- Wood v. ZeiglerTennessee Supreme Court · 1897
- White's Lessee v. HembreeTennessee Supreme Court · 1813
- Railroad v. WebsterTennessee Supreme Court · 1901
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- Williams v. BuntinCourt of Appeals of Tennessee · 1927
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